When was the last time you cleaned your sewing machine? Ever oiled it? Learn to maintain your sewing machine and save money! Regular, routine maintenance will allow you to get many more years out of your machine. Discover the tools and products you can use to clean and maintain your machine. Discuss common problems like thread breaks or skipped stitches and how to fix them. Learn, or get a refresher on, how to rethread a machine, replace needles, and adjust tension. Materials: Bring your sewing machine and an extension cord or power strip. Additionally, the instructor requests the following basic sewing machine repair supplies (hopefully, some of these are lying around the house!): stubby flathead screw driver, 1 or 2 Long handled flathead screwdrivers, 1 Phillips head screwdriver, 1 large tweezers, 1 set dental tools/scrapers (with several types of heads) $4.50 on Amazon, Krud Kutter cleaner - Original Degreaser/Kitchen Cleaner $13.50 on Amazon, Universal Sewing Machine oil (Zoom Spout is most common), pipe cleaners, Q-tips (the cheaper, the better!-, less cotton/fuzz0, Shop towels/paper towels with low fuzz (Scott Blue Shop Towels - 1 roll $2.87), and 1 or 2 old toothbrushes. Optional/nice to haves: Plastic pry tools automotive kit $6 on Amazon, Blue Creeper Multipurpose lubricant (for all metal sewing machines only), padded mat (to protect your work surface0, Superlube Synthetic Grease, magnetic pick up tool, small magnetic tray (to hold parts), 1-2 small spray bottles and/or 1 squeeze bottle with needle cap. Registration closes at noon on 2/5. Jen Erickson is a lifelong sewing enthusiast and long-term educator. She has completed coursework in sewing machine maintenance and repair in order to save herself money and time!